Psalms 22:17-25 in English

¹⁷ I may count all my bones. They look and stare upon me;

¹⁸ They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots.

¹⁹ But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog.

²¹ Save me from the lion’s mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.

²² I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.

²³ Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; And stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel.

²⁴ For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.

²⁵ Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

¹⁷ I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

¹⁸ They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

¹⁹ But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

²¹ Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

²² I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

²³ Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

²⁴ For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

²⁵ My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

¹⁷ I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

¹⁸ They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

¹⁹ But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

²¹ Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

²² I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

²³ Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

²⁴ For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

²⁵ My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

¹⁷ I may tell all my bones; they look and stare upon me:

¹⁸ They part my garments among them, and upon my vesture do they cast lots.

¹⁹ But be not thou far off, O LORD: O thou my succour, haste thee to help me.

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog;

²¹ Save me from the lion’s mouth; yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.

²² I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

²³ Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel.

²⁴ For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

²⁵ Of thee cometh my praise in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

¹⁷ I am so weak and thin that my bones can be seen and counted. My enemies stare at me and ◄gloat/are happy► about what has happened to me.

¹⁸ They looked at the clothes that I was wearing and gambled to determine which piece each of them would get.

¹⁹ O Yahweh, do not stay far away from me! You who are my source of strength, come quickly and help me!

²⁰ Rescue me from those who want to kill me with their swords. Save me from those who are like wild/fierce dogs MET.

²¹ Snatch me away from my enemies who are like lions whose jaws are already open, ready to chew me up Grab me away from those men who are like wild oxen that attack other animals with their horns MET!

²² But you have saved me, so I will declare to my fellow Israelis how great you MTY are. I will praise you among the group of your people gathered together to worship you.

²³ You people who have an awesome respect for Yahweh, praise him! All you who are descended from Jacob, honor Yahweh! All you Israeli people, revere him!

²⁴ He does not despise or ignore those who are suffering; he does not hide ◄his face/himself► from them. He has listened to them when they cried out to him for help.

²⁵ Yahweh, in the great gathering of your people, I will praise you for what you have done. In the presence of those who revere you, I will offer the sacrifices that I promised.

¹⁷ I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.

¹⁸ They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.

¹⁹ But don’t be far off, Yahweh. You are my help. Hurry to help me!

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.

²¹ Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.

²² I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the assembly, I will praise you.

²³ You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!

²⁴ For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

²⁵ My praise of you comes in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

¹⁷ I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.

¹⁸ They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.

¹⁹ But don’t be far off, Yahweh. You are my help. Hurry to help me!

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.

²¹ Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.

²² I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the assembly, I will praise you.

²³ You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!

²⁴ For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

²⁵ My praise of you comes in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

¹⁷ I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.

¹⁸ They divide my garments amongst them. They cast lots for my clothing.

¹⁹ But don’t be far off, LORD. You are my help. Hurry to help me!

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.

²¹ Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.

²² I will declare your name to my brothers. Amongst the assembly, I will praise you.

²³ You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!

²⁴ For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

²⁵ My praise of you comes in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

¹⁷ I am able to see all my bones; their looks are fixed on me:

¹⁸ They make a division of my robes among them, by the decision of chance they take my clothing.

¹⁹ Do not be far from me, O Lord: O my strength, come quickly to my help.

²⁰ Make my soul safe from the sword, my life from the power of the dog.

²¹ Be my saviour from the lion's mouth; let me go free from the horns of the cruel oxen.

²² I will give the knowledge of your name to my brothers: I will give you praise among the people.

²³ You who have fear of the Lord, give him praise; all you seed of Jacob, give him glory; go in fear of him, all you seed of Israel.

²⁴ For he has not been unmoved by the pain of him who is troubled; or kept his face covered from him; but he has given an answer to his cry.

²⁵ My praise will be of you in the great meeting: I will make my offerings before his worshippers.

¹⁷ I may count all my bones. They look, they stare upon me;

¹⁸ They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

¹⁹ But thou, Jehovah, be not far from me; O my strength, haste thee to help me.

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword; my only one from the power of the dog;

²¹ Save me from the lion's mouth. Yea, from the horns of the buffaloes hast thou answered me.

²² I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

²³ Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and revere him, all ye the seed of Israel.

²⁴ For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him: but when he cried unto him, he heard.

²⁵ My praise is from thee, in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

¹⁷ I'm so thin I can count all my bones. People stare at me and gloat.

¹⁸ They divide my clothing among them; they roll dice for my clothes.

¹⁹ But you, Lord, don't be far away from me! You are my strength—hurry, come and help me!

²⁰ Save me from death by the sword! Save my life—the only one I have—from the dogs!

²¹ Rescue me from the mouth of the lion and from the wild bulls!

²² I will tell my people all the wonderful things you have done; I will praise you in the congregation.

²³ Praise the Lord, all who worship him! Honor him, every descendant of Jacob! Be in awe of him, every descendant of Israel!

²⁴ For he has not ridiculed or scorned the suffering of the poor; he has not turned away from them, he has listened to their cries for help.

²⁵ You are the subject of my praise in the great assembly. I will fulfill my promises before those who worship you.

¹⁷ I may tell all my bones: yet they beholde, and looke vpon me.

¹⁸ They part my garments among them, and cast lottes vpon my vesture.

¹⁹ But be thou not farre off, O Lord, my strength: hasten to helpe me.

²⁰ Deliuer my soule from the sword: my desolate soule from the power of the dogge.

²¹ Saue me from the lyons mouth, and answere me in sauing me from the hornes of the vnicornes.

²² I wil declare thy Name vnto my brethren: in the middes of the Congregation will I praise thee, saying,

²³ Prayse the Lord, ye that feare him: magnifie ye him, all the seede of Iaakob, and feare ye him, all the seede of Israel.

²⁴ For he hath not despised nor abhorred ye affliction of the poore: neither hath he hid his face from him, but when he called vnto him, he heard.

²⁵ My prayse shalbe of thee in the great Congregation: my vowes will I perfourme before them that feare him.

¹⁷ (22-18) I may count all my bones; they look and gloat over me.

¹⁸ (22-19) They part my garments among them, and for my vesture do they cast lots.

¹⁹ (22-20) But Thou, O LORD, be not far off; O Thou my strength, hasten to help me.

²⁰ (22-21) Deliver my soul from the sword; mine only one from the power of the dog.

²¹ (22-22) Save me from the lion's mouth; yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen do Thou answer me.

²² (22-23) I will declare Thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise Thee.

²³ (22-24) 'Ye that fear the LORD, praise Him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify Him; and stand in awe of Him, all ye the seed of Israel.

²⁴ (22-25) For He hath not despised nor abhorred the lowliness of the poor; neither hath He hid His face from him; but when he cried unto Him, He heard.'

²⁵ (22-26) From Thee cometh my praise in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear Him.

¹⁷ I may tell all my bones: They look and stare upon me.

¹⁸ They part my garments among them, And cast lots upon my vesture.

¹⁹ But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword; My darling from the power of the dog.

²¹ Save me from the lion’s mouth: For thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

²² I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

²³ Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; And fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

²⁴ For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.

²⁵ My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

¹⁷ (22:18) I may number all my bones: while they stare and look upon me.

¹⁸ (22:19) They divide my clothes among themselves, and for my garment do they cast lots.

¹⁹ (22:20) But thou, O Lord, be not far from me: O thou who art my strength, hasten to my aid.

²⁰ (22:21) Deliver from the sword my life, from the power of the dog my solitary soul.

²¹ (22:22) Save me from the lion's mouth; as thou hast answered me from the horns of the reem.

²² (22:23) I will relate thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

²³ (22:24) Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and be in dread of him, all ye the seed of Israel.

²⁴ (22:25) For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the poor; neither hath he hidden his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

²⁵ (22:26) Of thee shall be my praise in a great assembly: my vows will I pay in the presence of those who fear him.

¹⁷ I can count all my bones; They gaze, and feast their eyes upon me.

¹⁸ They divide my garments among them, And for my vesture they cast lots.

¹⁹ But be not thou far from me, O LORD! O my strength! make haste to mine aid!

²⁰ Deliver my life from the sword; My blood from the power of the dog;

²¹ Save me from the lion's mouth; Shield me from the horns of the buffaloes!

²² I will proclaim thy name to my brethren; In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

²³ Praise him, ye worshippers of Jehovah! Extol him, all ye race of Jacob. And fear him, all ye race of Israel!

²⁴ For he hath not despised nor abhorred the misery of the afflicted. Nor hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.

²⁵ My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear him!

¹⁷ I can count my bones, every one. As for them, they feast their eyes on me.

¹⁸ They divide my garments amongst them, and over my raiment cast lots.

¹⁹ But you, O Lord, be not far, O my strength, hasten to help me.

²⁰ Deliver my life from the sword my life from the power of the dogs.

²¹ Save me from the jaws of the lion, from the horns of the wild oxen help me.

²² I will tell of your fame to my kindred, and in the assembly will praise you.

²³ Praise the Lord, you who fear him. All Jacob's seed, give him glory. All Israel's seed, stand in awe of him.

²⁴ For he has not despised nor abhorred the sorrow of the sorrowful. He hid not his face from me, but he listened to my cry for help.

²⁵ Of you is my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will pay before those who fear him.

¹⁷ I can count my bones, every one. As for them, they feast their eyes on me.

¹⁸ They divide my garments among them, and over my raiment cast lots.

¹⁹ But you, O Lord, be not far, O my strength, hasten to help me.

²⁰ Deliver my life from the sword my life from the power of the dogs.

²¹ Save me from the jaws of the lion, from the horns of the wild oxen help me.

²² I will tell of your fame to my kindred, and in the assembly will praise you.

²³ Praise the Lord, you who fear him. All Jacob's seed, give him glory. All Israel's seed, stand in awe of him.

²⁴ For he has not despised nor abhorred the sorrow of the sorrowful. He hid not his face from me, but he listened to my cry for help.

²⁵ Of you is my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will pay before those who fear him.

¹⁷ I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.

¹⁸ They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.

¹⁹ But don’t be far off, Adonai . You are my help: hurry to help me.

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.

²¹ Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, from the horns of the wild oxen, you have answered me.

²² I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the assembly, I will praise you.

²³ You who fear Adonai , praise him! All you descendants of Jacob Supplanter, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel God prevails!

²⁴ For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he sh'ma ·heard obeyed·.

²⁵ Of you comes my tehilah ·praise song· in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

¹⁷ I can count all my bones. They look and stare at me.

¹⁸ They divide my garments among themselves, they cast lots for my clothes.

¹⁹ Do not be far away, Yahweh; please hurry to help me, my strength!

²⁰ Rescue my soul from the sword, my only life from the claws of wild dogs.

²¹ Save me from the lion's mouth; rescue me from the horns of the wild oxen.

²² I will declare your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will praise you.

²³ You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!

²⁴ For he has not despised or abhorred the suffering of the afflicted one; Yahweh has not hidden his face from him; when the afflicted one cried to him, he heard.

²⁵ My praise will be because of you in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear him.

¹⁷ I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.

¹⁸ They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.

¹⁹ But don’t be far off, Yahweh. You are my help. Hurry to help me!

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.

²¹ Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.

²² I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the assembly, I will praise you.

²³ You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!

²⁴ For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

²⁵ My praise of you comes in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

¹⁷ I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.

¹⁸ They divide my garments amongst them. They cast lots for my clothing.

¹⁹ But don’t be far off, LORD. You are my help. Hurry to help me!

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.

²¹ Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.

²² I will declare your name to my brothers. Amongst the assembly, I will praise you.

²³ You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!

²⁴ For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

²⁵ My praise of you comes in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

¹⁷ I may number all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

¹⁸ They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

¹⁹ But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

²¹ Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

²² I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

²³ Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

²⁴ For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

²⁵ My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

¹⁷ I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.

¹⁸ They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.

¹⁹ But don’t be far off, LORD. You are my help. Hurry to help me!

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.

²¹ Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.

²² I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the assembly, I will praise you.

²³ You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!

²⁴ For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

²⁵ My praise of you comes in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

¹⁷ I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.

¹⁸ They divide my garments amongst them. They cast lots for my clothing.

¹⁹ But don’t be far off, LORD. You are my help. Hurry to help me!

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.

²¹ Save me from the lion’s mouth! Yes, you have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen.

²² I will declare your name to my brothers. Amongst the assembly, I will praise you.

²³ You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!

²⁴ For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

²⁵ My praise of you comes in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

¹⁷ they numbered all my bones. Soothly they looked, and beheld me;

¹⁸ they parted my clothes to them-selves, and they sent lot on my cloth.

¹⁹ But thou, Lord, delay not thine help from me; behold thou to my defence.

²⁰ God, deliver thou my life from sword; and deliver thou mine one alone from the hand, or power, of the dog.

²¹ Make thou me safe from the mouth of a lion; and my meekness from the horns of unicorns.

²² I shall tell thy name to my brethren; I shall praise thee in the midst of the church.

²³ Ye that dread the Lord, praise him; all the seed of Jacob, glorify him. All the seed of Israel, dread him;

²⁴ for he forsook not, neither despised the prayer of a poor man. Neither he turned away his face from me; and when I cried to him, he heard me.

²⁵ My praising is with thee in a great church; I shall yield my vows in the sight of men dreading him.

¹⁷ they numbered all my bones. Soothly they looked (at), and beheld me; (and they counted up all my bones. Yea, they beheld me;)

¹⁸ they parted my clothes to themselves, and they sent lot on my cloth. (then they parted my clothes among themselves, and they cast lots for my cloak.)

¹⁹ But thou, Lord, delay not thine help from me; behold thou to my defence. (But thou, Lord, do not delay thy help for me; hasten thou to my defence.)

²⁰ God, deliver thou my life from sword; and deliver thou mine one alone from the hand, or power, of the dog. (God, deliver thou my life from the sword; yea, rescue thou my very life from the power of these dogs.)

²¹ Make thou me safe from the mouth of a lion; and my meekness from the horns of unicorns. (Save thou me from the lion’s mouth; yea, mypoor body from the horns of these bulls.)

²² I shall tell thy name to my brethren; I shall praise thee in the midst of the church. (I shall tell out thy name to my brothers, or my kinsmen; and I shall praise thee in the midst of the congregation.)

²³ Ye that dread the Lord, praise him; all the seed of Jacob, glorify him. All the seed of Israel, dread him; (Ye who fear the Lord, praise him; all of Jacob’s children, glorify him. All of Israel’s descendants, fear him;/Ye who revere the Lord, praise him; all of Jacob’s children, glorify him. All of Israel’s descendants, revere him;)

²⁴ for he forsook not, neither despised the prayer of a poor man. Neither he turned away his face from me; and when I cried to him, he heard me. (for he forsook not, nor despised the prayer of the poor man. Nor hath he turned his face away from him; but when he cried to him, he answered him.)

²⁵ My praising is with thee in a great church; I shall yield my vows in the sight of men dreading him. (My praises shall be for thee before the great congregation; I shall pay my vows before those who fear thee or before those who revere thee.)

¹⁷ I count all my bones — they look expectingly, They look upon me,

¹⁸ They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.

¹⁹ And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.

²⁰ Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.

²¹ Save me from the mouth of a lion: — And — from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me!

²² I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee.

²³ Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel.

²⁴ For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth.

²⁵ Of Thee my praise is in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers.